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In the year 1985
579 Notable deaths
Herbert M. Shelton
American medical writer (1895–1985).
Born October 6th, 1895 in Wylie.
Died January 1st, 1985 at 89 years old in Bexar County.
John Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985).
Born October 20th, 1903 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 29th, 1985 at 82 years old in New York City.
Jules White
Hungarian-born american film director and producer (1900-1985).
Born September 17th, 1900 in Budapest.
Died April 30th, 1985 at 84 years old in Van Nuys (Alzheimer's disease).
Allan Shivers
Politician (1907-1985).
Born October 5th, 1907 in Lufkin.
Died January 14th, 1985 at 77 years old in Austin (myocardial infarction).
Abdus Sattar
Bangladeshi politician and statesman (1906–1985).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Birbhum district.
Died October 5th, 1985 at 79 years old in Dhaka.
Vladimir Vetrov
Soviet spy for france (1932-1985).
Born October 10th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1985 at 52 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Evgeny Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born February 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985).
Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.
Albert Maltz
American writer (1908–1985).
Born October 28th, 1908 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 1985 at 76 years old in Los Angeles.
Harry Hopman
Australian tennis player (1906-1985).
Born August 12th, 1906 in Sydney.
Died December 27th, 1985 at 79 years old in Largo.
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